Bodyshop launch
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• A complete bodyshop programme and full business support package has been launched by UGC — the result of a strategic alliance between the Unipart Group and BASF.
This marks the entry of UGC into the automotive refinish market.
Before it committed itself, Unipart initiated a bodyshop research programme. This identified, it says, two overwhelming needs: • Users of refinish paint see themselves as "professionals and artists"; • Operators of bodyshops are searching for competitive edges to improve service and profitabilty.
The result, says Unipart, is a new product, the Pro-Match brand, with a faster drying time and ability to match original finishes perfectly, giving bodysbops faster throughput.
A Pro-Match light box enables the refinisher to test spray-outs in different lights; a mini oven speeds drying times for test cards.
Three complete automotive refinish paint systems are available for all types of shop.
Pro-Match two-pack acrylic topcoat is said to have the fastest drying time of any refinish paint system of its type. ProMatch polyester basecoat is also designed primarily for the shop looking to increase profitability. Pro-Match cellulose is aimed at the air-dry shop dealing with older vehicles.
For computerised bodyshop management, the Pro-Man system is available.
The link, says Unipart, between it and top paint and refinishing specialist BASF will prove a formidable force in the automotive refinish market. Both companies are committed to a long-term relationship.